H.R. 2616

Summary

H.R. 2616, the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 3, 2025 by Rep. Tim Walberg (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on May 21, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

H.R. 2616 has 4 co-sponsors, 2 roll calls and 1 amendment.

119 HR 2616 EH: Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS   2d Session
 H. R. 2616
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act  .
2.
Parental consent requirement related to gender markers, pronouns, and preferred names on school forms and sex-based accommodations
(a)
Requirement
As a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), a public school that receives funds under such Act shall obtain parental consent before changing a covered student’s—
(1)
gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or
(2)
sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Covered student
The term  covered student  means a minor who is—
(A)
an elementary school student; or
(B)
a student in any of the middle grades.
(2)
ESEA terms
The terms  elementary school ,  middle grades , and  parent  have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
3.
Prohibiting use of ESEA funds to teach gender ideology
Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7906 ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (6), by striking  or ;
(2)
by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
(7)
to teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology, as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14168 (90 Fed. Reg. 8615; relating to defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the Federal Government); or
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     Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Tim Walberg (R) sponsors H.R. 2616, and 4 members have co-sponsored it.

Tim Walberg

Rep. · R–MI-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 3, 2025

Kevin Kiley

Rep. · R–CA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 7, 2025

Mary Miller

Rep. · R–IL-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 7, 2025

Robert Onder

Rep. · R–MO-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 7, 2025

Burgess Owens

Rep. · R–UT-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 7, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 2616 went before 2 committees: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Education and Workforce.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Referred To · May 21, 2026 · 747 Bills

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Reported By · Jan 13, 2026 · 824 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2616, the latest H. Rept. 119-441.

• H. Rept. 119-441 — PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER THE EDUCATION AND CARE OF THEIR KIDS ACT

Actions

H.R. 2616 has taken 20 actions since Apr 3, 2025, the latest on May 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 2616 went to 2 roll calls in the House, the latest on May 20, 2026 at 217–198.

Amendments

1 amendment has been offered to H.R. 2616, the latest acted on May 20, 2026.

HAMDT 220Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1224, in amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-26 is considered adopted.May 20, 2026 · On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

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Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 2616.

HRES 1224Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1346) to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.Apr 29, 2026 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 2616 goes by 9 titles, 6 of them short titles.

• Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act — Display Title
• Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
• Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• PROTECT Kids Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• PROTECT Kids Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2616, the latest on Apr 21, 2025.

• H.R. 2616, PROTECT Kids Act — 2025-04-21As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on April 9, 2025

Lobbying

11 clients hired 12 firms and 75 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2616 in 24 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Government Issues.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2616 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2616’s is Education.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2616 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Elementary and secondary education to Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2616, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALBERG:H.R. 2616.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1418]

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